11-07-2025
Prince Harry's lawyers must produce documents on alleged payments to witnesses in latest legal claim
PRINCE Harry's lawyers must produce documents on alleged payments to witnesses in his latest legal claim, a judge says.
Harry and six others — including actress Liz Hurley, Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish — are suing Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers Limited.
In May, ANL's lawyers asked the High Court to let them see documents 'that relate to payments, royalties or inducements'.
Yesterday Mr Justice Nicklin ruled paperwork must be handed over.
He said: "I am satisfied that documents held by the claimants that can support a case that a witness has been paid or offered other inducement for their evidence, whether directly or indirectly, should be disclosed.
"That is because there is a real prospect that Associated will be able to rely upon this evidence to attack the credibility of such witnesses.
"Ultimately, the issue of whether the payment or inducement does affect the credibility of any witness is a matter to be resolved at trial."
ANL denies its accusers' claims that it hired private investigators to tap phones and even carry out burglaries.
It previously described the claims as "lurid" and "simply preposterous".
A trial is expected to start in January and last for nine weeks.
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